BARRY Robson is poised to return to Teesside tomorrow after the premature end of his rocky ride in Canada.

BARRY Robson is poised to return to Teesside tomorrow after the premature end of his rocky ride in Canada.

But despite the obvious implications, the battling Scottish midfielder will not be arriving back at Boro to sign up.

Robson, now 34, has requested permission to join his former team-mates to train as he tries to get up to speed and sort out his future.

The fiery schemer, pictured, left MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps when his $600,000 a year deal was cancelled by mutual consent yesterday, saying his family had failed to settle in Canada.

That means he will miss out on the pre-season training camp due to start this week and, eager to secure a new club, Robson contacted Boro boss Tony Mowbray and asked for permission to return to training at Hurworth to maintain his fitness levels while he looks for a club.

Mowbray has agreed to such arrangements in the past with old boys Jeremie Aliadiere, Mido and Stuart Parnaby among those guests who have joined in with first team training.

Robson left Boro for Vancouver last June. The popular battler had signed for Gordon Strachan for £1.2m in January 2010, playing 87 games and scoring 19 goals in his spell at the Riverside.

He played 16 games and got three goals for the Whitecaps but never settled and his combative style divided opinion among Vancouver fans.

Robson has already been linked with SPL side Dundee in the Scottish press.